In last season, the read option offense of the running quarterbacks remained the league's mainstream; when the New England Patriots faced the Kansas City Chiefs, Belichick was constantly on guard against Mahomes' read option offense.
But since the Los Angeles Rams advanced to the Super Bowl, this season the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers have risen one after the other, and the read option offense has undergone new developments. The modern outside zone offensive scheme is becoming the new trend in the league.
Naturally, when running quarterbacks choose the read option offense, they can use the template of the modern outside zone offensive scheme as a cover.
Simply put, pocket quarterbacks in the modern outside zone offensive scheme often use ground offense to cover the passing offense. Essentially, it is still passing; running quarterbacks, however, are different. They can use the running back as bait, control the football themselves, and evolve more variations.
